this is my blog of art . a dying tradition . my life
Friday, December 26, 2008
guan yin pu sa
on the left is a common statue name goddess of mercy ( guan yin pu sa). its about 10 inches in height and it needs a complete makeover. the statue is carved from wood.
born 21st feb 1979..started learning this skill from age 9 due to interest and family's gene.my grandfather is from china and while he was young, he was invited to hongkong to build the 1st haw par villa. over there, he met my grandma and gave birth to my dad so my dad is a hongkie. then both of them were invited to singapore to build the used to be famous haw pa villa at pasir panjang and my dad met my mum in s'pore then here i am. i'm the 6th generation in the KWOK family doing this arts.so i hope that i can bring more people of younger generation to know more about this very very special art.so,,feel free to contact me at 81131360 for anything to deal with arts...
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